Robert Kagan’s essay in The Washington Post, “What we can expect after Putin’s conquest of Ukraine,” from only three weeks ago, is even more sobering upon re-reading ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/21/ukraine-invasion-putin-goals-what-expect/ ). Putin’s saber-rattling, to say nothing of his military’s indiscriminate killing and destruction, that must be held to account. There are endless tactical issues, but one must look at strategy. It is impossible to think about the invasion of Ukraine aside from Putin's other territorial wars and his brazen assassination and suppression of dissidents and opponents not only on Russian soil (remember Boris Nemtsov
Axis redux?
Axis redux?
Axis redux?
Robert Kagan’s essay in The Washington Post, “What we can expect after Putin’s conquest of Ukraine,” from only three weeks ago, is even more sobering upon re-reading ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/21/ukraine-invasion-putin-goals-what-expect/ ). Putin’s saber-rattling, to say nothing of his military’s indiscriminate killing and destruction, that must be held to account. There are endless tactical issues, but one must look at strategy. It is impossible to think about the invasion of Ukraine aside from Putin's other territorial wars and his brazen assassination and suppression of dissidents and opponents not only on Russian soil (remember Boris Nemtsov